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Post by toshtego on Jun 6, 2024 2:40:24 GMT -5
The set design for the spaceship and the planet is so artfully done. Amazing work pre CGI.
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Post by lizardonarock on Jun 6, 2024 9:04:03 GMT -5
Fast and Furious F9 over the top exploits of how to save humanity by driving modified cars with a giant magnet that you can turn on at off ay will. 7/10
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 6, 2024 10:13:30 GMT -5
The set design for the spaceship and the planet is so artfully done. Amazing work pre CGI. It was artfully done and I enjoyed it, after the first 15 minutes when they toned down the theramin. I like the theramim as much as anybody, but they really pulled out all the stops.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 6, 2024 15:44:01 GMT -5
The set design for the spaceship and the planet is so artfully done. Amazing work pre CGI. It was artfully done and I enjoyed it, after the first 15 minutes when they toned down the theramin. I like the theramim as much as anybody, but they really pulled out all the stops. Seems the Theremin was required for all 1950's Sci-Fi movies. So, of course, Tim Burton had to over use it in "Mars Attacks". I am so used to it I hardly notice.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 6, 2024 20:04:42 GMT -5
Now watching "It Came From Beneath the Sea". A Ray Harryhausen stop motion masterpiece. Ken Toby saves the world, again. Faith Domergue, the Queen of '50s Sci Fi, is there to lure him on.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 6, 2024 22:11:33 GMT -5
Kismet, 1944.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 7, 2024 20:57:39 GMT -5
Stagecoach
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Post by toshtego on Jun 9, 2024 9:46:33 GMT -5
I hope it was the 1939 original with that Wayne fellow and not the remakes which are so bad.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 9, 2024 9:47:29 GMT -5
Last night a Kenneth Toby double bill. "It Came From Beneath the Sea" followed by "The Thing From Another World".
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 9, 2024 12:34:04 GMT -5
I hope it was the 1939 original with that Wayne fellow and not the remakes which are so bad. I didn't know there was a remake. Why would you do that?
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Post by toshtego on Jun 9, 2024 14:17:24 GMT -5
I hope it was the 1939 original with that Wayne fellow and not the remakes which are so bad. I didn't know there was a remake. Why would you do that? Two. One from the early 1960s. Bing Crosby played Doc Boone and did a fine job. Ann Margaret was the girl. Alex Cord was Ringo. Slim Pickens was Andy Devine's character. He is always good. Then there was another remake in the 1980s which was awful.
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Post by Darin on Jun 12, 2024 14:58:17 GMT -5
The Meanest Man in Texas - based on the true story of Clyde Thompson.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 12, 2024 15:34:55 GMT -5
The Meanest Man in Texas - based on the true story of Clyde Thompson. Glad I never heard of him!
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Post by Darin on Jun 12, 2024 15:48:01 GMT -5
The Meanest Man in Texas - based on the true story of Clyde Thompson. Glad I never heard of him! Remarkable story that ends with a complete turnabout on his part. He ended up getting a pardon from the governor at the time.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 12, 2024 22:38:32 GMT -5
"The Wooden Horse", 194X. A story of British aviators in a German POW camp and their escape. Based on a true story. Well made and well acted by fine actors. Some of them were Veterans of WWII. Available on The Criterion Channel.
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Post by Plainsman on Jun 13, 2024 7:04:28 GMT -5
HIGHWAYMEN. (2019) Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson. The hunt for Bonny and Clyde. How would one go about making a boring film about the hunt for Bonny and Clyde? This one manages quite well. Harrelson is the only shimmer of interest in thr whole thing.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 13, 2024 7:55:40 GMT -5
HIGHWAYMEN. (2019) Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson. The hunt for Bonny and Clyde. How would one go about making a boring film about the hunt for Bonny and Clyde? This one manages quite well. Harrelson is the only shimmer of interest in thr whole thing. I enjoyed that movie. I was not aware of the political conflicts between the Governor and the Rangers. I also knew nothing about Frank Hamer. I found his character very interesting. He wanted to be a Methodist Minister as a young man. He pursued law enforcement with the same kind of faith and dedication. Woody was very good as Maney Gault. Kathy Bates did a fine job as Governor Ma Ferguson.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 13, 2024 12:41:09 GMT -5
"The Day the Earth Caught Fire", 1961. Made in Britain. a prescient tale of global scorching owing to H-Bomb testing gone wrong. With the lovely Janet Munro and the less lovely but engaging Leo McKern. Edward Judd's first film. Great sequences of the Fleet Street press in action in a crisis. Some of the best dialogue delivery I have heard in movies. I recommend this one. Criterion Channel.
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Post by lizardonarock on Jun 13, 2024 14:10:30 GMT -5
Nobody 2021 7.5/10 You never know what ball of wax you can find when you rob a Nobody in this movie. Kicking arse in many ways and worth watching for the ending. Russian mobs , ex FBI and a trying to be retired Intelligence agent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_(2021_film)
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 13, 2024 21:11:07 GMT -5
Nobody 2021 7.5/10 You never know what ball of wax you can find when you rob a Nobody in this movie. Kicking arse in many ways and worth watching for the ending. Russian mobs , ex FBI and a trying to be retired Intelligence agent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_(2021_film)Just watched it. Fun. Fantastic soundtrack!
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Post by toshtego on Jun 13, 2024 22:59:42 GMT -5
I saw that one some weeks ago and thought it was a good yarn of a movie.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jun 14, 2024 13:25:22 GMT -5
Meanest Man in Texas, thanks to Darrin, good flick.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 14, 2024 14:21:00 GMT -5
Meanest Man in Texas, thanks to Darrin, good flick. I have to wonder about the title. Meanest man in Texas is saying a lot.
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Post by urbino on Jun 14, 2024 15:04:54 GMT -5
Speaking of Texas and law enforcement, I got a call from the Johnson County Sheriff's Dept. today, asking about a Ruger handgun I used to own. Apparently it was used in some kind of crime. They wanted to know if it had been stolen at some point. No, I sold it to a shop in Waco 30 years ago.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 14, 2024 16:02:23 GMT -5
Speaking of Texas and law enforcement, I got a call from the Johnson County Sheriff's Dept. today, asking about a Ruger handgun I used to own. Apparently it was used in some kind of crime. They wanted to know if it had been stolen at some point. No, I sold it to a shop in Waco 30 years ago. Damn criminals.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 14, 2024 20:29:37 GMT -5
Sure, Urb. We believe whatever your say. .
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Post by toshtego on Jun 17, 2024 16:34:08 GMT -5
Sure, Urb. We believe whatever your say. . What I mean is that we believe you had nothing to do with the crime. It was meant as humor but could be misinterpreted. Sorry if that happened.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 17, 2024 16:35:45 GMT -5
"Secret Mission", 1942. An English war drama about three spies dropped by boat into France. With James Mason playing a Frenchman. Good story.
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Post by urbino on Jun 17, 2024 18:14:35 GMT -5
Sure, Urb. We believe whatever your say. . What I mean is that we believe you had nothing to do with the crime. It was meant as humor but could be misinterpreted. Sorry if that happened. I got it.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 17, 2024 18:20:32 GMT -5
What I mean is that we believe you had nothing to do with the crime. It was meant as humor but could be misinterpreted. Sorry if that happened. I got it. Or you could be running an underground gun smuggling ring! Reinforcing the Branch Davidians that live underground in Waco! 👹😜
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